Fred Claus?
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Fred Claus?
Has anyone here seen it?
My son is invited to a birthday party on Saturday where they will be seeing it. We wanted to be prepared in case it raises questions about the existence of "The Jolly One", especially so that we can make sure that nothing is spoiled for PP (from him).
We had hoped to be able to see it prior to his attending (as we try to do for all non-G movies), but I am not sure that it is going to happen.
So, will this movie shake the belief foundation of a seven year-old?
My son is invited to a birthday party on Saturday where they will be seeing it. We wanted to be prepared in case it raises questions about the existence of "The Jolly One", especially so that we can make sure that nothing is spoiled for PP (from him).
We had hoped to be able to see it prior to his attending (as we try to do for all non-G movies), but I am not sure that it is going to happen.
So, will this movie shake the belief foundation of a seven year-old?
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Re: Fred Claus?
We haven't seen it.Appa23 wrote:Has anyone here seen it?
My son is invited to a birthday party on Saturday where they will be seeing it. We wanted to be prepared in case it raises questions about the existence of "The Jolly One", especially so that we can make sure that nothing is spoiled for PP (from him).
We had hoped to be able to see it prior to his attending (as we try to do for all non-G movies), but I am not sure that it is going to happen.
So, will this movie shake the belief foundation of a seven year-old?
If it questions his belief system, you can always tell him that as long as he believes in Santa, Santa will bring him presents. That should keep him sucked into the myth for a few more years (That's what my mom did with me.)
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Re: Fred Claus?
So here's the $64 question: what age were y'all when you first had questions about the big guy?PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:We haven't seen it.Appa23 wrote:Has anyone here seen it?
My son is invited to a birthday party on Saturday where they will be seeing it. We wanted to be prepared in case it raises questions about the existence of "The Jolly One", especially so that we can make sure that nothing is spoiled for PP (from him).
We had hoped to be able to see it prior to his attending (as we try to do for all non-G movies), but I am not sure that it is going to happen.
So, will this movie shake the belief foundation of a seven year-old?
If it questions his belief system, you can always tell him that as long as he believes in Santa, Santa will bring him presents. That should keep him sucked into the myth for a few more years (That's what my mom did with me.)
Enough already. It's my fault! Get over it!
That'll be $10, please.
That'll be $10, please.
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This is one of my family's favorite Santa Stories. It's called "Six to Eight Black Men."
http://filebox.vt.edu/j/juvandyk/pics/6to8blackmen.htm
It's funnier when it's read by the author.
http://filebox.vt.edu/j/juvandyk/pics/6to8blackmen.htm
It's funnier when it's read by the author.
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Re: Fred Claus?
About six or seven. I knew that he wasn't real by the time that I was 8. My sister was 3 1/2 years younger, so I pretended to believe so that she could believe and so that I would get presents.Rexer25 wrote:So here's the $64 question: what age were y'all when you first had questions about the big guy?PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:We haven't seen it.Appa23 wrote:Has anyone here seen it?
My son is invited to a birthday party on Saturday where they will be seeing it. We wanted to be prepared in case it raises questions about the existence of "The Jolly One", especially so that we can make sure that nothing is spoiled for PP (from him).
We had hoped to be able to see it prior to his attending (as we try to do for all non-G movies), but I am not sure that it is going to happen.
So, will this movie shake the belief foundation of a seven year-old?
If it questions his belief system, you can always tell him that as long as he believes in Santa, Santa will bring him presents. That should keep him sucked into the myth for a few more years (That's what my mom did with me.)
Emma stopped believing when she was about 7. She pretended to believe for Maddie's sake.
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Re: Fred Claus?
Appa23 wrote:So, will this movie shake the belief foundation of a seven year-old?
BAH! Get that young lad's head out of the clouds and into a few chimneys. I didn't get to be a rich old miser by believing in some imaginary fat man who's too jolly for his own good. These no good idlers need to get out and work, work, work!
I hear the clinking of chains again....
Bah! Humbug!
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I don't recall ever believing in Santa, though I'm sure I did. I was a smart (and smart-aleck) kid growing up and I suspect my illusions came to an end in early elementary school.Rexer25 wrote:So here's the $64 question: what age were y'all when you first had questions about the big guy?
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."
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I haven't seen the movie yet, either.Rexer25 wrote:So here's the $64 question: what age were y'all when you first had questions about the big guy?PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:We haven't seen it.Appa23 wrote:Has anyone here seen it?
My son is invited to a birthday party on Saturday where they will be seeing it. We wanted to be prepared in case it raises questions about the existence of "The Jolly One", especially so that we can make sure that nothing is spoiled for PP (from him).
We had hoped to be able to see it prior to his attending (as we try to do for all non-G movies), but I am not sure that it is going to happen.
So, will this movie shake the belief foundation of a seven year-old?
If it questions his belief system, you can always tell him that as long as he believes in Santa, Santa will bring him presents. That should keep him sucked into the myth for a few more years (That's what my mom did with me.)
My belief in Santa was sorely vexed when I was in fourth grade. For years we'd have Santa actually come to our house after Christmas Eve dinner, after we'd washed the dishes and cleaned everything up (we open presents on Christmas Eve-Norwegian thingie at the time-now we just can't wait). He was in full Santa dress and I got to sit on his lap and he brung me good stuff.
So, that year we were just about finished douching the house when we heard crashes and bangs and some cussing coming from the garage and I thought, "Gee. Santa sounds a lot like Papa (my grandfather). Maybe they're related."
The domino effect brought down the tooth fairy and the Easter bunny and I also found out my teachers weren't gods.
Well, then
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It's not me, Ebeneezer.Ebeneezer Beast wrote: I hear the clinking of chains again....
My caseload has been almost exclusively dedicated to a single client since March 2001.
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I also don't ever remember believing in Santa and was outraged at this trick my family tried to pull on me. Like SC's story, but perhaps on the next level. They had my NANA dress up as Santa for a visit and put reindeer antlers on her Eskimo Spitz dog. Um...I was not an idiot. They kept saying it was Santa no matter how many times I said, no, this is Nana. I learned early on not to trust my family.
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Do you know how hard it is to spray that thing over two stories? I'm just sayin'.littlebeast13 wrote:peacock2121 wrote:I have only ever douched one thing in my whole life.
We would do house cleaning, including the edges, but, nope, just only douched one thing.
That thud you heard was Otto hitting the floor again....
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Well, then
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peacock2121 wrote:It makes me happy to see a thread started by HoltDad about a kid movie turn into a thread about douching.
I am easily assumed.
I once had an 8 week tour stocking the Health and Beauty Aids department. I'll take the bleach and detergent spills anyday over trying to find which box of Massengill on the shelf is creating the puddle on the floor....
Of course, THOSE products have since been moved to the Pharmacy area....
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In 8 weeks time, you still couldn't ID different flavors, huh?littlebeast13 wrote:peacock2121 wrote:It makes me happy to see a thread started by HoltDad about a kid movie turn into a thread about douching.
I am easily assumed.
I once had an 8 week tour stocking the Health and Beauty Aids department. I'll take the bleach and detergent spills anyday over trying to find which box of Massengill on the shelf is creating the puddle on the floor....
Of course, THOSE products have since been moved to the Pharmacy area....
lb13
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My goodness. You both appear to be easily "assumed". Amazing what our brians raed.littlebeast13 wrote:peacock2121 wrote:It makes me happy to see a thread started by HoltDad about a kid movie turn into a thread about douching.
I am easily assumed.
I once had an 8 week tour stocking the Health and Beauty Aids department. I'll take the bleach and detergent spills anyday over trying to find which box of Massengill on the shelf is creating the puddle on the floor....
Of course, THOSE products have since been moved to the Pharmacy area....
lb13
Well, then
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And rightly so! That should be kept under lock and key--do you have any idea what those things are going to TOUCH! And the instructions have PICTURES!!!littlebeast13 wrote:peacock2121 wrote:It makes me happy to see a thread started by HoltDad about a kid movie turn into a thread about douching.
I am easily assumed.
I once had an 8 week tour stocking the Health and Beauty Aids department. I'll take the bleach and detergent spills anyday over trying to find which box of Massengill on the shelf is creating the puddle on the floor....
Of course, THOSE products have since been moved to the Pharmacy area....
lb13
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